Cut It Out! Editing Your Film
During the editing phase, the film is finally assembled. Editing your film gives you a chance to step back and look at the sequence of events and all the available shot angles in order to shape and mold them into the most effective production. You can even repair a bad film (or at least make it better) during the editing process. During editing, you really see your film coming together.
During editing, you really see your film coming together.
Nonlinear editing software is now available for virtually any computer at affordable prices (many computers come with free editing software). With it, you can edit anything from a home movie to a professional theatrical-length
piece (90 to 120 minutes). The technology of nonlinear editing allows you to cut your shots together in virtually any order. You can easily see different variations of cutting different shots together, rearrange them, and move
or delete in between scenes in a concise and easy-to-understand manner.
Chapter 15 tells you what the new-age digital technology makes available to you for editing your film on your desktop.